Approximately - Ungefähr (The 1458th Most Common German Word)
The German word for Approximately is Ungefähr. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It is the 1458th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A2 word. It can be used as adjective. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.
Pronunciation
English:
approximately
German:
ungefähr
Examples
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Approximately two weeks. | Ungefähr zwei Wochen. |
The bridge is approximately a mile long. | Die Brücke ist ungefähr eine Meile lang. |
Dogs breathe approximately 30 times a minute. | Hunde atmen ungefähr 30 mal pro Minute. |
It's better to be approximately right than completely wrong. | Es ist besser, ungefähr richtig als völlig daneben zu liegen. |
The trip will take approximately five hours. | Die Fahrt dauert ungefähr fünf Stunden. |
The half life of actinium-225 is approximately 10 days. | Die Halbwertszeit von Actinium-255 ist ungefähr zehn Tage. |
Approximately seven billion people inhabit our planet. | Ungefähr sieben Milliarden Menschen leben auf unserem Planeten. |
Approximately thirty young people attended. | Ungefähr dreißig Jugendliche nahmen teil. |
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Approximately 80% of landmine casualties are civilian. | Ungefähr 80 % der Landminenopfer sind Zivilpersonen. |
Tom and Mary are approximately the same height as John. | Tom und Maria sind ungefähr genauso groß wie Johannes. |
Tom and Mary are approximately the same height as me. | Tom und Maria sind ungefähr genauso groß wie ich. |
Approximately 30 people were arrested. | Ungefähr dreißig Menschen wurden festgenommen. |
Approximately thirty people were arrested. | Ungefähr dreißig Menschen wurden festgenommen. |
Approximately one hundred people died in the accident. | Bei dem Unfall wurden ungefähr hundert Leute getötet. |
Approximately how many kanji do you know | Wie viele Kanji kannst du so ungefähr |
The numbing cream should be applied approximately 30-45 min. before you undergo treatment. | Die betäubende Creme sollte ungefähr ein und halb Stunden vor der Behandlung aufgetragen werden. |
The journey lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. | Die Reisezeit von Girona zum Stadtzentrum Barcelona beträgt ungefähr 1 Stunde und 10 Minuten. |
A normal office user writes approximately between 10 and 35 GB on a normal day. | Ein normaler Büroanwender schreibt an einem normalen Tag ungefähr zwischen 10 und 35 GB. |
The file size is approximately 100 kb. | Die Dateigröße beträgt ungefähr 100 KB. |
We meet approximately 20 adults and about seven children. | Wir treffen uns mit ungefähr zwanzig Erwachsenen und etwa sieben Kindern. |
The small yards are approximately 8 ft wide and 45 ft long. | Die kleinen Höfe sind ungefähr 2,5 m breit und 15 m lang. |
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